NEWS OF STEELTON ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR SCHOOL DEDICATION Hygienic School Will Be Devoted to Educational Purposes To-morrow, With Addresses by Prominent Edu cators and Special Music Prof. L«. E. McGinnes. superintendent of the borough public schools, has an nounced the program to be rendered to morrow afternoon at the Hygienic school building, wuen this new structure will be dedicated. A feature of the program to be ren dered at 2 o'clock will be the presenta tion of a large flag by Washington Camp No. 102, P. O. S. of A., to be used on the building, and smaller flags, to be used in the various rooms. F. B. Wickersham, borough solicitor, will make the presentation speech for the douors. W. F. Dart>v, president of the Board, will preside and the address of the day will be delivered by Prof. R. M. McNeal, of the State School De pa tmept. and a short address on "The Sub-District'B Appreciation'' will be made by Prof. Charles F. Howard, prin cipal of the building to be dedicated. Special music will be rendered by the pupils of the A and B grammar grades of the building under the direction of Prof. William M. Harclerode, supervisor of music in the schools. The Douglaßs association, composed of colored graduates of the local High school, will present a program of un usual merit in the eveuing at 7.45 o'clock. Addresses are scheduled to be made by the Rev. O. P. Goodwin, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Z. Johnson, a foimer teacher in the borough schools, and Prof. L. E. MeGinnes. The fea ture of the evening session will be a descriptive history of the Hygienic schools by Miss Aura Imes, a teacher. (Music will be furnished bv the Hy gienic orchestra. Both afternoon and evening enter tainments will be free and it is hoped the patrons of the schools and all resi dents of the borough interested in edu cation will attend. The program: 2 O'clock P. M. —Music, 'My Country 'Tis of Thee." audience, led bv Supervisor W. M. Harclerode; in vocation, the Rev. P. H. Hughes; mu sic, "Put Thy Trust in God." A and B Grammer grades. Hygienic school; address, Professor R. M. McNeal, State School Department; music, "The Chil dren's Army," A and B Grammar grades: presentation of flag. "Washing ton Camp No. 102, P. O. S. of A., F. B. Wickers ham; acceptance; music. "The Star Spangled Banner," audi ence: the sub-district's appreciation, Principal C. F. Howard; music, "Penn sylvania," A and B Grammar grades; benediction, the Rev. Henry Young. 7.45 O'clock P. M.—Under the au spices of the Douglass Association — Music, Hygienic Orchestra; invocation, the Rev. Henry Young; history of the Hygienic schools. Miss Aura C. 1 mos; " Education as a Factor in the Moral Uplift of our People," the Rev. O. P. Goodwin; music, quartet, Mis-e< Jackson and Imes and Messrs. Frye and Roebuck; address, the Rev. Leonard Johnson, a former teacher in the school; address, Superintendent L. E. MeGin nes; music, "America," audience; benediction, the Rev. P. H. Hughes; "Exit March." orchestra. School Board —W. F. Darby, presi dout; .1. B. Martin, W. H. Nell, W. A. Attick, .1. R. Reider, H. C. Wright, M. C. Zeriiy, Professor L K. McGinnes, superintendent. Present teachers in the Hygienic builling: C. F. Howard, prin cipal; Vernon R. .lames. J. \V. Fields, Aura C. lines I del le M. i'isher. Officers Douglass Association: Joseph B. Butler, "09, president: Aura lines. 'O4, vice prc«idenlt: Idelle M. Fisher. 'O6. secretary; Allen Frye, 'll, asso.-i- ; ation secretary; J. W. Fields, treasurer; executive committee. I'Vank I* Jeff erson, '9O; Alice Price, 'O7; C. F. Howarl, "So. MEMBKRSHU' IS IXCKEASING St. James' Guild Enjoyed a Social Evening The January meeting of St. James' (iuiki was held in the Benton Cath olic Club hall. North Front street, last evening. The active membership list ! was reported to have increased to 160, : the new names being secured t>v the j following committee of women: Mrs.! Yefcter, Mrs. Handley, Mrs. Buck, Mrs. i Reagan and Mrs. Green. The address of the evening was de- ( livered bv tiie Rev. James ('. Thomp- [ son, rector. Mrs. D. J. Man nix officiated j at the piano during tlhe singing of a l umber of hymns. Lunch was served I by i.Vlrs. Ludes. Mrs. Wieger, Mrs. Mc- j t'overn and \! <. shannon. STEELTON NOTES The consistory of the First Reformed church will meet this evening at 8 o 'dock. The Y. P. S. C. E. of St. John'sj Lutheran church will meet Friday even ing at 7.30 instead of 7.45 o'clock. Preparatory services, led by the Rev. •i. X. Lauffer, pastor, will be held at 5.15 o'clock. Death of Young Daughter Pearl, a small daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Willis Miller, of Harrisburg, died' yesterday afternoon. Funeral services : will be held this afternoon. Mr. Miller! is a local barber. MOTHER! II S CRUEL 10 FORCE Oil OR CALOMEL INTO A SICK CHILD "California Syrup of Figs" Can't Harm Tender Stomach; Liver, Bowels Look back at your childhood days. Remember the "physic" that mother in sisted on—castor oil, calomel, cathar tics. How you hated them, how you fought against taking them. With our children - it's different. Mothers who cling to the old form of physic simply don't realize what thev do. The children's revolt is well ILLUSTRATED LECTURE Tft FOLLOW INSTALLATIM Steelton Camp, No. 5680, Mod Woodmen of America, Will Shown Beauties of Tuberculins Sanitarium at Oolorado Springs The various committees have com | pleted all arrangements for the publie ! installation of the officers for 1915 of [ Steelton Camp, 5689, Modern Woodmeu ! of America, which will be held in Bed Men's hall, Second and Walnut streets, ' Friday evening, January 8, 1915, at 8 o'clock. The installation ceremonies. ; which are very elaborate, will be in i charge of State Deputy Head Consul I'M. H. Wyckoff, of Harrisburg, who will j also give an illustrated lecture on the J Woodmen's tuberculosis sanitarium, lo ! eated at Colorado Springs. He will j show several hundred lantern slide j views of actual scenes in and around | the sanitarium. Mr. Wyckoff has been } to this sanitarium and can give a very I interesting and accurate description of | the plant. Following the installation and lec ture, the Kev. Dr. M. P. Hocker, super j intendent of the Emaus Orphan Home, j Middletown, 'i charter member of Steel ! ton ramp, will deliver a short address on the fraternal side of Woodcraft, j These three very interesting features j will be interspersed with vocal and in : strumental music, and the evening will J then be spent in a social way. All ! woodmen and their friends are cordially j invited, as arc also any others who are interested in fraternal work and in ! righting the great white plague. M ANNINU-PA BTH EMOK E Maytown Minister Married a Highspire Girl The Rev. Mervin C. Manning, of Maytown, and 'Miss Olive C. F'arthc more, of 'Highspire. were married yes i terdav afternoon at 2 o'clock at the ! Highspire Church of Cod by the Rev. B. Ij. C. Baer, pastor. Miss Ruth Shuler, of town, played 1 the wedding march. Only the iinmedi j ate friends of the families were pres ent. Following the ceremony a recep tion was held at t'ho bride's home on I Vine street. Only the members of the families with the Rev. B. L. C. Baer, were f. resent. The bridal couple left on , the 5 o'clock train for their newly -1 furnished home in Maytown, Where the groom is pastor of the Church of God 1 at that place. Entertained for Son iMr. and Mrs. Raljh C. Eckels enter tained at tiheir home, 15S South Second street, Tuesday evening, in honor of the 'oirftidny of their son, Richard. Those present were Thomas Reagan, Tom Downs, Sidney Downs, James Eckels, | Huston Eckels, Earl Pisle, George j Green, Douglas Bowman, George I Fehrer, Alfred Walker. Percil Cramer, Austin Debweiler, Richard Eckels aud ] Ruth Eckels. Standard Theatre's Offerings Eight reels for the price of ten cents ' admission to adult patrons is an extra j special offer which is bound to please, | considering the high quality of the num- j bers offered. Don't miss this show.— Adv.' Adam Certser Dies Adam Certser died at his home, 1107 ; South Ninth street, yesterday morning. ] Funeral services will be held to-mor- j row afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Nicholas Servian Orthodox church and! interment will be made in the Baldwin j cemetery. Miss Marie Wiseman, the visiting • nurse employed by the Steelton Civic ] Club, will be in her ouiee from S a. in. I to 9 a. m., from 12.30 p. m. to 1.30 A Wonderful Show at the Standard Theatre To-night When the Biind See. Two-reel special. Kalem. Lynbrook Tragedy. Featuring Alice Joyce and Tom Moore. Two reels, extra special. Kalem. Bed Dye. Biograph comedy. A Natural Mistake. Biograph eomedv. The Idiot. Edison. Eight Reels. Admission, 5 and 10 Cts. STEVENS CHURCH ELECTS ~ Board of Trustees Reorganizes and Choses Its Officers At a congregational meeting of tie Rev. B. F. Stevens Memorial Metho id'ist Episcopal church last evening the following trustees were elected for the conference year: John A. Affleck, James W. Barker, David R. Caijwallader, Reu ben H, Oilman, Charles H. Hoffman, Frank B. Musser. James M. Rebuck, Al. K. Thomas and Find lay I. Thomas. The board reorganized and elected the following officers: President, John A. Affleck; secretary, Findlay I. Thom as, and treasurer, Charles H. Hoffman. Fight to Abandon Capital Punishment • hicjgo, Jan. 7. —Bills abolishing capital punishment in murder cases, will be introduced in the Illinois Leg islature and 37 other States within the next few weeks by the Anti-Cap ital Punishment Society of America, it was announced to-day. The society is planning a nation-wide fight against hang-jag and electrocution. founded. Their tender little "insides" are injured by them. If your child's stomach, liver and bowels need cleansing give "California Syrup of Figs." Its action is positive, but gentle. Millions of mothers keep this harmless "fruit laxative" handy; they know children love to take it; that it never fails to clean the liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach, and that a teaspoonful given to-day saves a sick child to-morrow. It should be the first remedy given as it always does good, never any harm. Ask vour druggist for a 50-cent bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on each bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. See that it is made by "Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.—Adv. HARRISBTTRC) STAR-INDEPENDENT. THURSDAY EVENING. JANUARY 7. 1915. ■■ i r r *s3aaasaac^^ Uneeda Biscuit Nourishment—fine fla vor—purity—crispncsb —wholesomeness. All for 5 cents, in the moisture-proofpackage. GRAHAM CRACKERS A food for every day. 1 Crisp, delicious and strengthening. Fresh baked and fresh de livered. xo cents. SNAPAROOHS A delightful new bis cuit, with a rich and delicious cocoanut fla vor. Crisp and always fresh. io cents. Buy biscult*bakcd by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that Name CONTROVERSY OS ~ DUM P BULLETS Coatlnued From Firm Page. i violations of the rules of civilized war i fare. Winchester Rec3ived No Order i "Your Excellency also states that ! the British government has ordered from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company twenty thousand 'riot guns,' model 1597, and fifty million 'buckshot cartridges for use in such guns. This department saw a published statement of the Winchester company, the cor rectness of which the company has con firmed to the department by telegraph. In this statement the company cate gorically denied that it has received an order for such guus and cartridges from or made sale of such material to the British government or to auy other gov ernment engaged in the present war. "Your Excellency further calls at tention to 'information the accuser of which is not to be doubted,' that eight million cartridges filled with 'mushroom bullets' have been delivered since Oc tober of this year by the I'nion Metallic Cartridge Company for the armament of the Euglish army What the Hemington Supplied "In reply I have the honor to refer to the letter of December y), 1914, of the Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, of New York, to Your Excellency, called forth by cer tain newspaper reports of statements alleged to have been made by you in regard to the sale by that comp'anv of soft-nosed bullets. From this letter, a copy of which was sent to this depart ment by the company, it appears that instead of eight million cartridges hav ing been sold, only a little over 117,- 000 were manufactured and 109,000 were sold. "The letter further asserts rhat these cartridges were made to supply a demand for a better sporting cart ridge with a soft-nosed bullet than haul been manufactured theretofor; and that such cartridges cannot be used in the military rifle of any foreign pow er. The company adds tbat its state ment can be substantiated anl.l that it is ready to give you any evidence that you may require on these points. "The department is now in receipt from the company of a complete de tailed list of the persons to whom these cartridges were sold. From this list it appears that the cartridges were sold to firms in lots of 20 to 2,000 and one lot each of 3,000, 4,000, 5,000. Of these only 960 cartridges went to British North America and 100 to British East Africa. "If, however, it can furnish the de partment with evidence that this or any other company are manufacturing and selling for the use of the contending armies in Europe, cartridges whose use would contravene The Hague conven tion. the government would be glad to be furnished t'he evidence and the President directs me to inform you that, in case any American company is shown to be engaged in this traffic he will use his influence bo prevent, so far as possible sales of such ammuni tion to th e powers engaged in the Euro pean war, without 'regard to whether it is the duty of this government upon legal or conventional grounds to take such action. "In view of the publicity Which has been given to your Excellency's com plaint addreseed to the department in these matters, it is taken for granted tßalt there can bp no objection on your part to equal publicity being given to this note and the letter of the Union Metallic Cartridge Companv addrewdJ to you on December 10. 1911." RAILROADS CREWJOARD HABBIBBOBO SIDE Philadelphia Division—lo2 crew to go first after 1 p. m.: 124, 108, 107, 119, 106, 110, 115. Engineers for 123, 115. Firemen for 106, l'O7, 119. Brakemen for 102, 1.10, 107. Engineers irp: Bu9 hipophot^huu * food tonio and tissue builder. George A. Gorges. Her* Not Alone Benunr Price* Are l.onfr, But Beeanae Qualltlea Are Bellrr|BMH% iffk PUB JANUARY WHITE SALE An Event in Have Produced BIG VALUES IN BRIGHT NEW MERCHANDISE TV >r -g • t t jt New Embroideries and Muslin Underwear Laces at Considerable Reduced Pricos For Women and Children aud Sv,lss Edßes ' . . 18-inch Cambric Nainsook and Swiss Materials, workmanship and finish are all important details that have Flouncing 12 Uc I,lc md 19c been well looked after by us. 27 ; inch St. QUI Swiss Floiuicing. Women's Coreet Covers, Oc, !sc, Women's Combination Suits, 35c. nnnnn »nn ti„„„ n , T 18c and 2rtc. Women's Princess Slips. Special °nd 4c ' Women's Night Dresses. 19c and prices. Va J" Laces sc. 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Dry Goods Dept. 35c Ready-made Stamped Corset Longcloth and Nainsook, best goods, 6 c Llght Callcoes m shorts. 3 W c - 25c Children's" Stamped Kimonos, Bc, 10c, 12% c, 15c, 10c, 25c yd. ,3 *ic 84x81 Percales, light and ioc. 15c Fancy White Goods, 10c. dark, Bc. t 25c Children's Stamped Dresses, lOc. ,o„ wvu. , 01 , „ , 10c Dress Gingham, stripes, checks 15c and 25c Finished Doilies, 10c. -men wcite voile, l-Hc. and p i a id 8i fl c- Japanese Baskets, lOc to 25c each. 15c White Plisse, 10c. |3^c strlpe VoUefj and Lawns 5c - 25c White Ratine, 12' ic. 25c Colored Ratine, »c. Stjecial in HoUSPhold i 10c Hill 86-inch bleached Muslin. Mercerized Crepe Novelties , all P $57,332.95 against liabilities amounting to $ 1,- 722,402.22. Of the amount to be distributed, $5,- 765.75 represents preferred claims. Exceptions to the report of the re ceivers have been filed by creditors in virtual!lv every Staite in the Union. Miller Names Deputy Joseph A. Miller, Mercantile Ap praiser of Dauphin county, has ap pointed E. J. Huggins to assist him in making his work in the city. George Takes Appeal The appeal from the decision of the court, by which Athens George was re fu«*l a retrial after he hall been con victed on H charge of .refusing to ac commodate colored patrons in the Vic toria, his Market street moving picture theatre, was filed with the Prothono tary off the Superior Court to-day. George was sentenced by the court to pay a fine and cost amounting to $140.50 although 'he gave bond to se cure the payment and judment will be stayed until the higher court disposes of the api>eal. Marriage Licenses Henry R. Miller, Luc know, and Char lotte M. Hoover, Rockvilile. I. Marshall Gibbons and Inez E. Corny, Harrisburg. OVERWORKING DIGNITY What Happened When the Minister Gave the Bridegroom a Timely Hint A minister was recounting some of his amusing experiences in marrying people. '' There's an old custom,'' said he, " that the 'bridegroom shall kiss the Ibride immediately after the marriage ceremony is over. It's a good, prac tical custom, for it serves more handily than anything else that I know of to dissipate the awkward pause that al most always follows a simple, informal ceremony. For this reason I keep the custom alive. "One day a man whom I shall call Smith came to the parsonage to be married. Mr. Smith was a pompous, consequential little man. The prospec tive Mrs. Smith was a fine, winsome girl. After the ceremony Mr. in spite of his pomposity," did not seem to know just what was the next thinu to do, so, as is my practice in such emergences, I said, 'My dear sir, it is your 'privilege to salute the bride.' He turned around and, extending his hand formally, said, 'Mrs. Smith, T congrat ulate you.' " —New York Times. The Harrisburg Hospital is open daily except Sunday, between 1 and 2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical advice and prescription to those un able to pay for them. AUSTRIA TO BE HUMBLED PREDICTS DR. CRAVES Former Member of Kaiser's Secret Service Declares That Germany Is Unfortunate in Its Ally and Wants Dual Monarchy Disrupted The disintegration of Austria, ami that with the consent of Germany, ami in the very near future, is tho predic tion of Armgaard Karl Graves, former menllber of the German secret service w'ho will 'be at the IMajesfic on TUPS day evening to talk on secret, service and the war. -&#>' ' i ARMGAARD KARL GRAVES Dr. Graves makes the assertion that Germany wants to see Austria humbled, in spite of the alliance now existing between the House of Hobenzollern and the House of 'Hapsburg. Austria, ho savs, is almost at the end of her career, and it would not require a great deal of German diplomacy to bring albout its disruption. Germany is unfortunate in its ally, is the statement made by Dr. Graves, who asserts that Austria is not liked 'bv the (Balkan States, which would be too anxious and too willing to take up arms against Franz Joseph's army. Bulgaria wants to light against Austria 'but friendship for Germany keeps her out of the imbroglio, and the same applies, he says, to Italy, where the populace is clamoring to take u-;> arms against its neighbor, butt out of consideration for Emperor William re mains neutral. These are only a few of the details connected with the ibig war which l>r. <5 will dwell uipon in his talk on Tuesday evening. His remarks will 'be based solely on factß, facts which have remained unchallenged 'because of their veracity. It will be an opportunity never before afforded, and pro-baibly never again, to hear at first hand from one who knows, just what is back of the struggle, and of the events leading up to it. Adv.* 7